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* The Caterpillar appears in an episode of ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'' voiced by [[Roger Daltrey]]. |
* The Caterpillar appears in an episode of ''[[Once Upon a Time (TV series)|Once Upon a Time]]'' voiced by [[Roger Daltrey]]. |
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* The Caterpillar appears in the ''[[Once Upon a Time in Wonderland]]'' episode "Forget Me Not" voiced by [[Iggy Pop]]. The Caterpillar is shown to have a group of warriors called Collectors that he sends out to collect the debts owed to him from different people. The Knave of Hearts owed some money to the Caterpillar. Alice and the Knave of Hearts go to the Caterpillar in Underland in order to get to the Forget-Me-Knot. Caterpillar recognizes Alice as Knave of Hearts makes a deal to obtain the Forget-Me-Knot from the Grendel (which he had stolen from the Red Queen who transformed him into a monster) in the Whispering Woods in exchange that the Caterpillar erases the debt that the Knave of Hearts owes him. Following Alice and the Knave of Hearts slaying the Bandersnatch at the Grendel's house, Jafar visits the Caterpillar where he wants the Caterpillar to tell him about the Knave of Hearts. |
* The Caterpillar appears in the ''[[Once Upon a Time in Wonderland]]'' episode "Forget Me Not" voiced by [[Iggy Pop]]. The Caterpillar is shown to have a group of warriors called Collectors that he sends out to collect the debts owed to him from different people. The Knave of Hearts owed some money to the Caterpillar. Alice and the Knave of Hearts go to the Caterpillar in Underland in order to get to the Forget-Me-Knot. Caterpillar recognizes Alice as Knave of Hearts makes a deal to obtain the Forget-Me-Knot from the Grendel (which he had stolen from the Red Queen who transformed him into a monster) in the Whispering Woods in exchange that the Caterpillar erases the debt that the Knave of Hearts owes him. Following Alice and the Knave of Hearts slaying the Bandersnatch at the Grendel's house, Jafar visits the Caterpillar where he wants the Caterpillar to tell him about the Knave of Hearts. |
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==Reference in ''Freddy vs. Jason''== |
==Reference in ''Freddy vs. Jason''== |
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Caterpillar | |
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Alice character | |
First appearance | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland |
Created by | Lewis Carroll |
In-universe information | |
Alias | Hookah-Smoking Caterpillar |
Nickname | The Blue Caterpillar |
Species | Caterpillar |
Gender | Male |
Nationality | Wonderland |
The Caterpillar (also known as the Hookah-Smoking Caterpillar) is a fictional character appearing in Lewis Carroll's book, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Appearance in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Introduced in Chapter Four ("Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill") and the main center of interest of Chapter V ("Advice from a Caterpillar"), the Caterpillar is a hookah-smoking caterpillar exactly three inches high which, according to him, "is a very good height indeed" (though Alice believes it to be a wretched height).
Alice does not like the Caterpillar when they first meet, because he does not immediately talk to her and when he does, it is usually in short, rather rude sentences, or difficult questions.
The original illustration by John Tenniel at right, is something of a visual paradox; the caterpillar's human face appears to be formed from the head and legs of a more realistic caterpillar.[1] In another allusion, the flowers on the right of the illustration appear to be a form of tobacco, while the caterpillar is smoking heavily.
Other Media
The caterpillar makes an appearance in a few other places outside Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, such as American McGee's Alice and the novel The Looking-Glass Wars; in both of these spin-offs he plays the role of an oracle.
- In the SyFy TV Miniseries Alice, the Caterpillar is the leader of the underground resistance to the Queen of Hearts.
- The Caterpillar also makes an appearance in "Curiouser and Curiouser," an episode of the television show Forever Knight, in the form of a child's toy.
- In popular music, the Caterpillar is mentioned in Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit" (1967), a song containing many references to the book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
- In one episode of Ouran High School Host Club called "Haruhi in Wonderland", Kyoya Otori is dressed as the Caterpillar.
Disney film
Blue Caterpillar | |
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First appearance | Alice in Wonderland |
Created by | Lewis Caroll |
Voiced by | Richard Haydn (original film) Corey Burton (House of Mouse) |
His memorable phrase is a breathy "Whooo ... are ... you?". In the Disney animated movie, this line is visualised as exhalations of smoke in the shapes "O", "R" and "U". Alice remarks in the original story that the Caterpillar will one day turn into a butterfly, and in both the 1999 television film and Disney's 1951 version he does just that (albeit while angry from Alice's comment about being only three inches high). He is voiced by Richard Haydn.
Tim Burton film
Absolem the Caterpillar | |
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First appearance | Alice in Wonderland |
Created by | Lewis Carroll |
Voiced by | Alan Rickman |
Alan Rickman voices the Caterpillar, who in this adaptation is named "Absolem".[2] Rickman was filmed while recording his voice in a studio, but his face was not composited onto the character's face as originally planned.[3] He appears five times in the movie. The first time is outside Wonderland, when a young man is about to propose to Alice and she notices a blue caterpillar on his shoulder. The second time is when the white rabbit, Tweedledum and Tweedledee, dormouse and the dodo try to decide whether Alice is really the one from the Oraculum. They take her to Absolem, who concludes that she is "not hardly Alice." He appears after Alice arrives at the White Queen's Castle, on this particular meeting, she becomes rather annoyed with him blowing his smoke in her face. He appears again before the war and reminds Alice of her previous trip to Wonderland, and proclaims that she is Alice at last. At the end of the movie, the caterpillar, in his transformed form as a butterfly, appears on Alice's shoulder as she sets off for China.
Once Upon a Time
- The Caterpillar appears in an episode of Once Upon a Time voiced by Roger Daltrey.
- The Caterpillar appears in the Once Upon a Time in Wonderland episode "Forget Me Not" voiced by Iggy Pop. The Caterpillar is shown to have a group of warriors called Collectors that he sends out to collect the debts owed to him from different people. The Knave of Hearts owed some money to the Caterpillar. Alice and the Knave of Hearts go to the Caterpillar in Underland in order to get to the Forget-Me-Knot. Caterpillar recognizes Alice as Knave of Hearts makes a deal to obtain the Forget-Me-Knot from the Grendel (which he had stolen from the Red Queen who transformed him into a monster) in the Whispering Woods in exchange that the Caterpillar erases the debt that the Knave of Hearts owes him. Following Alice and the Knave of Hearts slaying the Bandersnatch at the Grendel's house, Jafar visits the Caterpillar where he wants the Caterpillar to tell him about the Knave of Hearts. In "Home," a flashback reveals that Cyrus has visited the Caterpillar where he has heard that the Caterpillar can make things disappear. Cyrus gives the Caterpillar his compass in exchange for his help. The item Cyrus gained from the Caterpillar is an invisible tent that he had planted somewhere near the Outlands.
Reference in Freddy vs. Jason
In the 2003 Horror/crossover film Freddy vs. Jason, Freddy transforms into a Hookah-smoking caterpillar that has his face to possess a teenager named Freeburg.
References
- ^ a b "And do you see its long nose and chin? At least, they look exactly like a nose and chin, don't they? But they really are two of its legs. You know a Caterpillar has got quantities of legs: you can see more of them, further down." Carroll, Lewis. The Nursery "Alice". Dover Publications (1966), p27.
- ^ "Alice in Wonderland – Glossary of Terms/Script (early draft)" (PDF). Walt Disney Pictures. JoBlo.com. Retrieved March 30, 2010.
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